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With all the chaos and infighting of the Tory Brexit tribes, it is tempting for Labour folk to just sit back and watch the spectacle unfold. The mess over the pulled meaningful vote and the failed but damaging ERG coup has provided quite a…
The way my blood pressure has risen at the actions of “protesters” congregating outside my local abortion facility predates me being an MP. As a lifelong Ealing resident I have noticed women seeking to use the Marie Stopes clinic in Mattock…
The political pulse of the nation has bene defined variously over the years by pollsters and strategists: Mondeo Man (1992), Middle England (1997) and the squeezed middle (as trademarked by Ed Miliband) are all really are about the same…
MPs have long been seen as being out of touch but Aidan Burley’s misunderstood tweet decrying the praised-to-the-rooftops 2012 Olympic opening ceremony as “leftie multicultural crap” shows not only a misunderstanding of the country he lives…
“You don't know a thing about their lives/ They live where you wouldn't dare to drive,” warbled Morrissey on the track “Reader Meets Author” back in the mid 90s. I was reminded of the words when I read the bloggetariat/commentariat in force…
By Rupa Huq In 1997 I remember Carole Tongue MEP, who I was worked for, jetting off to a gathering of the European left in Malmo, Sweden where it seemed we really were the masters now. Governments headed by socialists outright or in…
By Rupa Huq The old adage about burying bad news came up the other day when Maureen Lipman accused Andrew Marr of being fortunate in having his super injunction submerged by what Harold MacMillan called "events dear boy, events". There does…
By Rupa Huq When New Labour came to power it was middle England that was said to dictate who won. This time round it's likely to be those areas seen as, well, a little naff, on the edges if our cities: the suburbs. If the 300+ strong…
By Rupa Huq In a week when the Swiss voted to ban the construction of minarets on the mosques in a regrettable move that will be disastrous for community relations, the contrast with what's been going on here in the tolerant UK could not…
By Rupa Huq I've attended two Labour events recently which have had me feeling as if I was having an out-of-body experience - as I found myself addressed as part of the ethnic electorate. On Friday Harriet Harman came to speak to an Ealing…
By Rupa Huq You'll have heard the furore about Chris Grayling likening crime in modern Britain to the Wire, the "gritty" US drama. Not only has this man got no grip on reality (rather like Alan Duncan who seems to think MPs live on rations…
By Rupa Huq If you click on this link it'll take you to a 60 minute documentary directed by Ivo Gormley on web 2.0 and political participation/ grassroots activism. If you're at a loose end this Wednesday 8th July there is a panel…
